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Deer Valley Dedicates Ski Tow to Memory of Jeret Peterson

February 3, 2012 2:17 pm
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Jeret "Speedy" Peterson in Deer Valley, Utah. (photo: Gary Dickey)

Park City, UT - On the eve of the Visa Freestyle International World Cup, Utah's Deer Valley Resort on Wednesday renamed its unique freestyle aerials tow lift “The Hurricane” in memory of the late Jeret “Speedy” Peterson. The tow is used to shuttle aerials athletes to the top of the jump for the annual...

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Statue of Jesus Allowed to Remain at Montana Ski Resort

February 3, 2012 12:29 pm
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The statue of Jesus at Whitefish Mountain Resort (photo: U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg)

Whitefish, MT - A Wisconsin-based atheist group has vowed a court fight after the U.S. Forest Service this week reversed an earlier decision to deny a permit for a plot of land upon which a statue of Jesus has sat for decades at Whitefish...

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Utah May Get a 15th Ski Resort

February 3, 2012 12:06 pm
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(image: Google Maps)

Richmond, UT - Plans for a small new ski resort in northern Utah's Cache Valley received a green light Thursday night from the Cache Valley Planning Commission. Proposed for development on private in Cherry Creek Canyon east of Richmond, near the Idaho border, the...

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Missing Skier’s Body Found in Montana Avalanche

February 3, 2012 11:43 am
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Kalispell, MT - Following the resumption of search efforts on Thursday, the body of a missing Montana skier was found in the backcountry near Kalispell on Thursday, the Flathead...

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Lucky 13 for Hannah Kearney

February 3, 2012 11:19 am
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The moguls course Thursday night at the 2012 Visa Freestyle International FIS World Cup at Deer Valley in Park City, Utah. (photo: Sarah Brunson/U.S. Ski Team)

Park City, UT - Olympic moguls skiing champion Hannah Kearney stretched her record World Cup win streak to 13 with a victory Thursday night in the Putnam Investments Moguls...

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Bode Miller Misses Kandahar Downhill Win by Just .01

February 3, 2012 10:59 am
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Canadian ski racer Erik Guay finished just off the podium Friday in the first of two World Cup downhills scheduled this week in Chamonix, France. (photo: Pentaphoto/Canadian Alpine Ski Team)

Chamonix, France - U.S. ski racer Bode Miller came within a mere .01 seconds of victory in the first of two Audi FIS Alpine World Cup downhills in Chamonix...

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Lack of Snow in Maine Cancels Portland’s Downtown Showdown Rail Jam

February 2, 2012 1:50 pm
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Portland, Maine's Downtown Showdown (file photo: Sunday River Resort)

Portland, ME - The Downtown Showdown rail jam, scheduled for tomorrow in Portland, Maine's Monument Square, has been called off due to a lack of snow. Organizers including the...

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Skier Lost on Mt. Bachelor Found Safe in Backcountry Shelter

February 2, 2012 1:42 pm
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The AC/DC Shelter in the Edison Butte Nordic area on Mt. Bachelor.

Bend, OR - The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office in Bend has confirmed that a skier reported missing on Tuesday afternoon from Mt. Bachelor ski area was found later that...

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Skier Missing in Backcountry Avalanche in Montana

February 2, 2012 1:00 pm
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Jewel Basin (photo: USFS)

Kalispell, MT - Searchers this morning resumed their efforts to locate a backcountry skier swept away by an avalanche in northwestern Montana. The Flathead County Sheriff's Department, the Nordic...

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Subaru Freeskiing World Tour Postpones Stop at Kirkwood

February 1, 2012 2:32 pm
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Competitors hike above The Cirque at Kirkwood during a Freeskiing World Tour stop at the California ski resort in 2009. (photo: FWT)

Kirkwood, CA - The upcoming Subaru Freeskiing World Tour (FWT) event scheduled at California's Kikwood Mountain Resort for Feb. 22-27 will be postponed until Apr. 4-9 due to inadequate...

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Shovel Race Championships Return to the Slopes at Angel Fire

February 1, 2012 12:26 pm
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(photo: Angel Fire Resort)

Angel Fire, NM -Competitors of all ages are once again waxing their snow shovels for the legendary Angel Fire Shovel Race Championship happening Feb. 11-12. The challenge is fairly...

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Snowbasin to Hold 2002 Winter Games Volunteer Appreciation Day

February 1, 2012 12:19 pm
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Snowbasin Resort (photo: FTO/Amy Zaref)

Huntsville, UT - In honor of the 10 year anniversary of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games, Snowbasin Resort in Huntsville will be hosting a volunteer appreciation...

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Low Snow Forces Postponement of Lake Placid Loppet, Relocation of Empire State Games

February 1, 2012 12:12 pm
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The starting line of the Lake Placid Loppet. (file photo: ORDA)

Lake Placid, NY - Current snow conditions, or more accurately a lack thereof, have forced the postponement of the 30th annual Lake Placid Loppet cross country ski race from...

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American Emily Cook Lands In Aerials Top 10 as Canadian Olivier Rochon Wins Men’s

February 1, 2012 12:05 pm
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Canadian Olivier Rochon wins a warm and windy World Cup aerials skiing competition in Calgary, Canada on Sunday. (photo: CFSA)

Calgary (AB), Canada - Olympian Emily Cook, of Belmont, Mass., geared up for this week's VISA Freestyle International in Park City, Utah, with her fourth FIS Freestyle World Cup...

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Fog Scrubs Garmisch Super G

February 1, 2012 11:45 am
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany - Thick fog blanketed the Kandahar speed track in Garmisch-Partenkirchen forcing the jury to cancel the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup super G scheduled for Sunday. It...

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Lindsey Vonn Just .03 Shy of St. Moritz Sweep

February 1, 2012 11:37 am
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Lindsey Vonn celebrates victory in Saturday's World Cup downhill in St. Moritz.She missed the top step of the podium in Sunday's Super Combined by just 0.03 seconds to Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch. (photo: Giancarlo Cattaneo/fotoswiss.com)

St. Moritz, Switzerland - American ski racer Lindsey Vonn came within just .03 seconds of a three-race sweep in St. Moritz to finish second in Sunday's super combined behind...

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Canada’s Del Bosco Wins X Games Skier X Gold

February 1, 2012 11:13 am
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The Men's Skier X Final during Winter X Games Aspen 2012. (photo: Joe Faraoni / ESPN Images)

Aspen, CO - Canadian skier Chris Del Bosco won his second Skier X title in three years at the Winter X Games in Aspen on Sunday and teammate Dave...

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Shaun White Scores a Perfect 100

February 1, 2012 10:53 am
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Gold medalist Shaun White celebrates after scoring a perfect 100 at the Men's Snowboard SuperPipe Awards on Sunday during Winter X Games Aspen 2012. (photo: Robert Beck / ESPN Images)

Aspen, CO - The 108,000 people who witnessed Winter X Games Aspen 2012 saw some amazing feats over the four days.  However those who stuck around for the final...

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